Lexmark Optra N LaserPrinter

Product specific information for the printer and queue system is provided.

Product specific information

Item	Descriptor
Paper Source	Paper source selection is supported for both the enhanced PCL (R) 5 emulation and the PostScript Level 2 emulation by using the -u flag of the qprt command. There are several optional input sources (see your printer documentation to determine which are installed). The optional input sources apply no matter which ones are installed. If one is not present, choosing one will use the default. The input source number is for both PCL and PostScript: -u 0 manual feed -u 1 tray 1 -u 2 tray 2 -u 3 tray 3 -u 4 envelope feeder -u 5 multipurpose tray
Paper Size	Paper size selection is supported by using -O and -Q flags of the qprt command. The -O flag controls paper versus envelope. A -O value of 3 indicates a paper size and 4 an envelope size. The values 1 and 2 were skipped for backward compatibility. The first five paper sizes are also numbered for backward compatibility. Whenever an invalid value for the input source is selected, it is ignored.
	The default for -O is 3 or paper. The default for -Q is 1 or Letter for paper sizes and Monarch for envelope sizes. Paper Sizes (-0 3) Envelope Sizes (-0 4) -Q 1 Letter 7 3/4 Monarch -Q 2 Legal 9 (Com 9) -Q 3 B5 paper 10 (Com 10) -Q 4 A4 DL -Q 5 Executive C5 -Q 6 A5 B5 Envelope -Q 7 B4 Other Envelope (MPT only) -Q 8 A3 -Q 9 Ledger (11x17) -Q 10 Custom (11.69x17.69) To change the defaults, change the s0 - s5 attributes for each valid input value. Because manual feed, envelope feeder, and the multipurpose tray support both paper and envelopes, to change the defaults, edit s0, s4, or s5. For these three, the default for paper is the "else" part (%e1), and the default for envelopes is the "then" part (%t3). Note: Envelopes are only valid for manual feed, envelope feeder, or the multipurpose tray. Trays 1, 2, and 3 support only paper sizes. The multipurpose tray (MPT) supports both paper and envelopes. Tray 1 supports sizes -Q 1, 2, 4, and 7 (Letter, Legal, A4, and B4). Trays 2 and 3 support sizes -Q 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9 (Letter, Legal, A4, B4, A3, Ledger). The multipurpose tray supports all sizes of paper and envelopes. The other envelope size is supported only by the multipurpose tray. The printer and colon file defaults paper size to Letter for the US and A4 for Europe, and envelope size to COM10 for the US and DL for Europe. Whenever an invalid value for the input source is selected, an error will be reported. If the selected size is not in the input source selected (wrong size or empty), a search sequence is used to find the size requested. See your printer documentation for more information.
Pitch	Pitch selection is supported for the PCL 5 emulation by using the -p flag for pitch and the -s flag for font name with the qprt command. Pitch values between 1 and 100 characters per inch (cpi) in whole integers are supported. The condensed print flag, -K, is not supported. Font Name Pitch -s courier -p (1 to 100) -s courier-bold -p (1 to 100) -s courier-italic -p (1 to 100) -s courier-bold italic -p (1 to 100) -s gothic -p (1 to 100) -s gothic-bold -p (1 to 100) -s gothic-italic -p (1 to 100) -slineprinter -p 17 Note: To format ASCII for other font styles, use the base operating system enscript utility or the qprt command with the -da, -s, and -p flags to a PostScript queue. For PostScript queues, -p stands for point size and the valid list of fonts are located in /usr/lib/ps/fontmap. Valid point sizes are any integer from 1 to 1008. Also, only a pitch of 17 is supported for the lineprinter font style.
Duplex Mode	The optional duplex feature is supported by the -Y flag of the qprt command. -Y 0 simplex -Y 1 duplex, long-edge binding -Y 2 duplex, short-edge binding
Collation and Number of Copies	The Optra N printer supports collation of multiple copies of a print job internally. This feature is controlled by the -W and -S flags of the qprt command. -S ! collation off -S + collation on -W # number of copies Note: This function is independent of the -N flag of the qprt command. The -N# flag causes the printer to send the job to the printer times. The -W# sends the print job once, and # copies of the job are printed. The function is limited by the amount of memory installed in the printer and the size of the print job.
Separator Pages	The Optra N printer supports internally generated separator pages. This feature is controlled by the -E flag of the qprt command. -E 0 None -E 1 Between Copies -E 2 Between Jobs -E 3 Between Pages The paper source defaults to tray 1. To change the default, the uS attribute must be changed in the virtual printer. The valid values for uS are: uS 1 tray 1 uS 2 tray 2 uS 3 tray 3 uS 4 envelope feeder uS 5 multipurpose tray Note: This function is independent of the -B flag of the qprt command.
Output Bin	The equal sign (=) is the command line option for specifying the output destination. Valid values are: 0 printer top bin 1 finisher bin 1 2 finisher bin 2 3 finisher bin 3 50 printer side bin The printer top bin or 0 is the default value for the output bin. Note: If the printer side bin is selected and the finisher option is installed, the output will go to the active bin.
Faceup or Facedown	The -U option controls whether paper is output face-up or face-down for the finisher. Note: The printer top bin is always facedown. A value of + or true indicates face-down and is the default. A value of ! or false indicates face-up. If face-up is selected the staples (-y) and job offset (-e) are ignored.
Staples	The -y option controls whether staples are desired or not. Only certain paper sizes are supported for each of the values for this flag. Also, there are several rules about output quantities and destinations. See your printer documentation for details on all the possibilities. The valid values are: 0 no staples (default) 1 one staple (top left) 2 two staples (left side)
Job Offset	The -e flag controls whether offsetting the first page of each job in the finisher bin is desired. The first page is offset toward the front of the finisher by 1.7 inches. The offset function is ignored if staples are not off. Separator sheets may be selected independently of offset. The valid values are: + job offset ON ! job offset OFF (default)